NORC at the University of Chicago Awarded $24 Million from USAID to Establish Research Technical Assistance Center
RTAC
POSTED August 2, 2018
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General Information
CHICAGO, August 2, 2018 — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a contract valued at up to $24 million to NORC at the University of Chicago to establish a Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC). RTAC is under the portfolio of USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network programs managed by USAID’s Global Development Lab. RTAC will run from 2018 until 2022.
Under this award, NORC and its consortium of partners will build a global network of academic researchers to provide USAID with rapid response, on-demand research expertise. This technical assistance will help USAID continue to make evidence-based decisions and improve global programming. NORC will continue to expand its network of vetted academic researchers throughout the duration of the award to meet USAID’s evolving needs.
NORC’s consortium currently includes:
Arizona State University
Centro de Investigación de la Universidad del Pacifico (Lima, Peru)
Davis Management Group
DevLab@Duke University
Forum One
Institute of International Education
the Pulte Institute for Global Development (formerly the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development, NDIGD)
Population Reference Bureau
Resilient Africa Network at Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda)
United Negro College Fund
University of Chicago
Harris School of Public Policy
International Innovations Corps
University of Chicago Center in Delhi
Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflict
University of Illinois at Chicago
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About NORC at the University of Chicago
NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, NORC has conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with NORC to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge. www.norc.org
Contact: For more information, contact Eric Young for NORC at young-eric@norc.org or (703) 217-6814 (cell).
Please note that USAID’s Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) is concluding at the end of this month. The RTAC website will be decommissioned on September 30, 2024. Some materials will be transferred to the NORC website and the USAID Learning Lab website in the coming weeks. However, we recommend downloading any materials you would like to preserve at this time.
If you have any questions about RTAC, or the materials created through RTAC, please email itr.researchfeedback@usaid.gov.